this is NOT my area of expertiese Please help

Sir Nuke

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I have a '02 P-5 with the stock factory system. is it fesable or even possible to boost the output with an external amp, and add a sub while I am at it? I am NOT an audiophile...and to be honest other than the power output of the unit is somewhat lacking...the quality if the sound it produces is fairly good...at least to my ears it is.....I would just like to be able to get the volumes and quality sound I would like without having the unit turned up to nearly full volume. Not to mention get the advantages of a good sub.

Any one out there with any help? :D
 
Sure just a 5 channel amp with speaker level inputs, WHat the budget. I know alpine has a 5 channel for $250 it does 30x4 + 120 x 1 it will do all the factory speakers and a single sub very well.
 
Yeah, it kinda depends on what you want to spend. A couple of ideas:
1, a 4 channel amp, 2 channels on upgraded front speakers, and the other 2 bridged mono to a sub. Screw the rears, who the hell rides back there anyway that needs to hear the good sounds? I find myself not really even playing music when there's more than just me in the car anyway, and the location kinda sucks anyway for rear fill, being so low and right behind the front seat. Leave those stock and off of deck power.
I used this configuration for about 6 months and when I changed it I questioned the extra money I spent for the other amp.
2, a 5 channel amp, like NH said.
3, 2 amps, one 4 channel and one 2 channel. This is my current config, and it works out fine.
Everyone has a different opinion about brand. 10 different people will give you 11 different answers. I personally use PPI amps, and absolutley love them. Off the stock deck, you'll need amps that take the speaker level input. There's actually 2 different ways that companies do this: one way is a separate set of inputs for speaker level than from RCA's. PPI does it a little different, and it seens to work really well. You actually plug the speaker level directly into the RCA input. It can handle the voltage, and you don't get the noise normally associated with converters.
Ramble, ramble, ramble. Just my 2 pennies.
 
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